buffer

  • 41buffer — buffer1 noun 1》 (buffers) Brit. a pair of shock absorbing pistons projecting from a cross beam at the end of a railway track or on a railway vehicle. 2》 a person or thing that reduces a shock or forms a barrier between adversaries. 3》 (also… …

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  • 42buffer — 1. noun a buffer against market fluctuations Syn: cushion, bulwark, shield, barrier, guard, safeguard 2. verb she tried to buffer the children from the troubles Syn: shield, protect, defend, cushion, insulate, screen, guard …

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  • 43buffer — I buff•er [[t]ˈbʌf ər[/t]] n. 1) rai an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc 2) mac any device, material, or apparatus used as a shield, cushion, or bumper, esp. on… …

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  • 44buffer — I. /ˈbʌfə / (say bufuh) noun 1. an apparatus, such as one of the two at each end of a railway carriage, for absorbing the concussion between a moving body and something against which it strikes. 2. anything serving to neutralise the shock of… …

  • 45buffer —    An area of memory set aside for temporary storage of data. Often, the data remains in the buffer until some external event finishes. A buffer can compensate for the differences in transmission or processing speed between two devices or between …

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  • 46buffer — {{#}}{{LM B06175}}{{〓}} {{[}}buffer{{]}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Memoria provisional de datos que actúa en relación con el ordenador y sus periféricos: • Nada más enviar los datos a la impresora seguí trabajando con el ordenador, porque …

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  • 47buffer — buferinis registras statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. buffer; buffer register vok. Pufferregister, n rus. буферный регистр, m pranc. registre de mémoire tampon, m; registre tampon, m, m …

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  • 48buffer — buferinis tirpalas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Tirpalas, palaikantis tam tikrą pH, redokso potencialą, metalo jono koncentraciją ar kitą terpės charakteristiką. atitikmenys: angl. buffer; buffer solution rus. буфер; буферный раствор… …

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  • 49buffer — A system that acts to minimize the change in concentration of a specific chemical species in solution against addition or depletion of this species. pH buffers: weak acids or weak bases in aqueous solution. The working range is given by pKa +/ 1 …

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  • 50buffer — Synonyms and related words: T square, aegis, annul, antacid, antidote, arch dam, arm guard, awl, backstop, bale breaker, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, battering ram, bear trap dam, beaver dam, bevel, bevel square, bodkin, boom,… …

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